Our Moveable Feast
a Gala Benefit
at The Community Library
Sunday, March 13, 5:30 pm

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Community Library Association and enjoy delectable foods and wine followed by a silent auction at the library's gala benefit, Our Moveable Feast.

Every room of the library will feature gourmet fare evoking the spirit of literature that has won the hearts of readers over the past 50 years of the library's history: Under the Tuscan Sun, Madame Bovary, Joy Luck Club, Papa's Room, Night of the Iguana, and for dessert, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!

Tickets are $75 each, and all proceeds help to continue free library services at The Community Library.

More Information ...!

• History of The Community Library A short history of The Community Library.
• The Unique Library Learn what makes The Community Library unique .
• Regional History Department The Community Library's Regional History Department contains a wealth of two dimensional materials related to Sun Valley, skiing, mountaineering, mining, ranching, and Blaine and Alturas county histories.

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Biggest Little Book Sale in Town
Library Lecture Room
Saturday, March 19, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Come browse and enjoy a used book sale in The Community Library. This second of a series of mini book sales features autobiographies, biographies, cookbooks, travel books, and books on health and fitness.

Proceeds benefit The Community Library and help provide free library services to all. Enjoy books? Indulge your passion and help support the library at the same time!

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Savage Summit: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain and Death on the Mountain: Women of K2 (A National Geographic Film) Jennifer Jordan Saturday , March 19, 7:00 pm

Writer, producer, and former NPR news anchor Jennifer Jordan will present, speak about, and sign copies of her new book, Savage Summit: The true stories of the first five women who climbed K2, the world's most feared mountain. In addition, Jordan will show the film Death on the Mountain: Women of K2, a documentary she wrote and produced for The National Geographic Channel.

The first five women who summited K2 have all been killed in the mountains and can no longer tell their stories. In her book, Jordan brings their histories, their adventures, and their personalities back into focus while profiling their courage and determination in climbing what is considered the most dangerous mountain in the world.

Related Links:

• Jennifer Jordan Jennifer Jordan's official web site including biographical and contact information .
• Harper Collins Publishers: Savage Summit Information about Jennifer Jordan's book from its publisher, William Morrow of Harper Collins Publishers.
• The Community Library Catalog The following titles specific to K2 are just three of the items in the extensive mountaineering collection at The Community Library:
  • K2, the Savage Mountain by Charles S. Houston, Robert H. Bates, and members of the Third American Karakoram Expedition: M. Ata-Ullah [and others] Maps and line drawings by Clarence Doore; illus. from photos. taken by members of the expedition.
    Call Number: 796.522 HOU (Adult Non-Fiction)
  • The Last Step : the American Ascent of K2 by Rick Ridgeway with introd. by Edward M. Kennedy and prelude by James W. Whittaker.
    Call Number: 796.5 RID (Adult Non-Fiction)
  • Savage Summit : The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain by Jennifer Jordan.
    Call Number: 796.522 JOR (Adult New Book)

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The Great Books Book Club
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Wednesday, March 23, 7:00 pm

This month's selection coincides with the Community School's production of Hamlet in modern dress. The book discussion will be led by Community School teacher Fritz Brun, Ph.D. Book club participants may attend the production as a group receiving a discount rate for the performance. Please call the Library for more information.

The Great Books Book Club meets monthly, generally on the fourth Wednesday, at The Community Library and is free and open to all.

• Hamlet Online text of Hamlet organized scene by scene and presented by MIT.
• Hamlet & Co. An introduction to the basic themes of Hamlet presented by the University of Liège in Belgium.
• Plot Summaries of Shakespeare's Best Plays Brief and helpful synopses posted by a student at the University of California at Berkeley.

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